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A former Ulta and Louis Vuitton retail executive will open the wellness brand's first Nevada locations in Summerlin and Henderson.

4Ever Young has signed a multi-unit development agreement for Las Vegas, its first move into Nevada. The deal puts locations in Summerlin and Henderson under franchisee Sun Rouen, a retail executive who spent more than 25 years with Ulta Beauty, Starbucks, and Louis Vuitton. The brand combines aesthetics, hormone optimization, peptide therapy, weight management, and wellness services in one clinic.
Rouen ran large retail teams before leaving corporate work in 2025 to own a business. 4Ever Young recruited that background on purpose. A multi-clinic wellness operator has to manage clinical staff, memberships, and a high-touch customer relationship at once, so an owner who has already led big service teams carries less execution risk than a first-timer learning all of it at the same time.
4Ever Young sells longevity, not a one-time treatment. Hormone optimization, peptide therapy, and weight management depend on ongoing patient engagement, which turns a single visit into a recurring revenue relationship. That model rewards operators who can retain members over years, and it explains why the brand frames each clinic as a long-term health relationship rather than a walk-in med spa.
Las Vegas has heavy consumer demand for aesthetics and self-care but few clinics that bundle beauty, hormones, and preventative health in one place. Entering an underserved market with a local operator gives 4Ever Young room to define the category before national competitors arrive. For multi-unit investors, the takeaway is that wellness brands are now competing for experienced retail and hospitality leaders, not just capital.
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